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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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